Karl Joseph is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Joseph in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joseph's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 12 | — | 58 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 592 | 73.2% | 38 | 10.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 15 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 867 | 89.7% | 59 | 14.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24–25 | OAK | 13 | — | 42 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 509 | 60.5% | 96 | 27.1% | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 95.2 | 14.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | OAK | 9 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 575 | 94.0% | 92 | 37.8% | 25 | 17 | 0.7 | 107.5 | 16.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CLE | 14 | — | 63 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 660 | 68.9% | 106 | 30.4% | 36 | 22 | 0.6 | 111.6 | 9.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 27–28 | PIT | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 17 | 11.5% | 14 | 23.5% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 72.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 279 | 197 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,220 | 74.5% | 405 | 23.2% | 77 | 48 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 24 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2633 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · LV · 2016 · -2.7 vs expected KV-H
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A quality defensive back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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5 seasons × ~6.4 surplus ≈ VORP 32
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